Complete E-installation for luxury apartment complex

Electrical, data, home automation and fire alarm installation

Velegro provided the electrical installation for Prinsenpark in Rotterdam: a stylish apartment building with 82 luxury suites and penthouses and a parking garage. The different wishes of future residents and the high level of finishing make it a varied job for the installation company.

About six years ago, the electrical installer was approached by developer Gebroeders Blokland to participate in a construction team to think about the electrical installation of the Prinsenpark complex in Rotterdam. Both companies have a long-standing relationship, says Velegro director Ron van Leeuwen. "We have been working together for more than 25 years. For this project, Gebroeders Blokland asked us to design the electrical installation as early as the design phase. The apartments have since been completed." 

A varied work

A great project to contribute to, Van Leeuwen believes. "It contained some nice challenges for us. In addition to the standard facilities in the apartments, an EQW system came into the complex to provide energy-efficient cooling and heating. For this we installed an indoor transformer of 630 kVA. We also equipped the apartments with home automation systems. Each apartment has smart controls for lighting. And optional extensions such as curtain and sunshade controls, voice controls and LED strips could be chosen. That made it a varied job for us, because not every apartment has the same installation." The EQW system was developed by Vaanster, but Velegro had to ensure sufficient power in the right places. The system also includes PV panels. 

Luxury finishing

The complex is very luxuriously finished. For example, almost every balcony has a sprinkler system with sensors. Van Leeuwen: "We also provided the ventilation and aspiration fire alarm system in the parking garage. This uses detection through a red tube equipped with suction. This ensures a better detection principle compared to the usual point detectors. There was also a very luxurious lighting plan for the general facilities. The diversity and different challenges make this a fun project for us. Because the building has a pyramid shape, it was quite a puzzle to be able to go straight up with the cabling and utilities. Because the design was worked out in BIM/3D, we were able to tackle problems early on and engineer everything properly. The cooperation with the other parties went very smoothly; it's almost a shame that the complex is now finished."